I don't know about "nerdy," but recently, the seemingly never-ending TV show "Broadchurch" was just plain BORING! It went on and on and on, and it wasn't a "classy" murder like most of those on "Midsomer Murders." One of the main characters had such a thick Scottish accent, it was extremely difficult to understand what he was saying, the female lead constantly bitched and complained because the Scottish dude got the job to which she believed she was entitled, and the ending was a MAJOR letdown.
I made the mistake of ordering this "yawner" from Amazon.UK because I believed the twaddle I read on various British websites that it was one of the greatest shows of all time. It took me more than a week to finish watching it because I could not understand what the characters were saying and had to turn on the subtitles and even then, I had to re-watch scenes to figure out what was going on; and I feel asleep several times while watching it. And even after I had invested so much time (watching it) and money (purchasing it), the ending made absolutely no freaking sense!
Now, according to what I've read on British websites, this yawner extraordinaire is going to be turned into a series -- one without MURDERS! Many of the characters in this electronic sleeping pill are council trash (the British term for "low income and nothing about such people is "interesting" unless one or more of them is murdered. Removing the murders from "Broadchurch" makes about as much sense as giving a sleeping pill to a freaking corpse!
I totally agree with you about the pace of Broadchurch. Soooo slooow. It was made by ITV, which is another British channel and production company - not the BBC. The acting and the writing were both good, though. And David Tenant has quite a clean Scottish accent, surprised you had trouble with it.
It was very popular, but that's in the context of British television. I think people were excited by it because we seldom have long series with a broad narrative arc, a mystery to be solved, and one with good acting and a reasonable budget. We don't have the financial support to make epic and brilliant shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. So companies favour one-off dramas of between 1 and 3 episodes, unfortunately. That's what made it stand out.
Broadchurch certainly was NOT one of the greatest shows of all time. I never read that in any newspaper or website but hey. It was good TV. You can't compare it to rubbish like Midsomer Murders, the 'Murder She Wrote' of British telly. That show is awful.
Actually, I like Midsomer Murders -- not so much after Neil Dudgeon replaced John Nettles because I hate that goddamn dog Sykes and the fact they're now including token minorities!
I have all the Midsomer Murders episodes on DVD and some of them are excellent and we watch them over and over again. The difference between Midsomer Murders and Broadchurch is that the characters on Midsomer Murders are (were) of a higher social status than the council trash on Broadchurch. Additionally, the scenery in Midsomer Murders is beautiful.
Is it normal everything US considers nerdy is on the BBC?
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I don't know about "nerdy," but recently, the seemingly never-ending TV show "Broadchurch" was just plain BORING! It went on and on and on, and it wasn't a "classy" murder like most of those on "Midsomer Murders." One of the main characters had such a thick Scottish accent, it was extremely difficult to understand what he was saying, the female lead constantly bitched and complained because the Scottish dude got the job to which she believed she was entitled, and the ending was a MAJOR letdown.
I made the mistake of ordering this "yawner" from Amazon.UK because I believed the twaddle I read on various British websites that it was one of the greatest shows of all time. It took me more than a week to finish watching it because I could not understand what the characters were saying and had to turn on the subtitles and even then, I had to re-watch scenes to figure out what was going on; and I feel asleep several times while watching it. And even after I had invested so much time (watching it) and money (purchasing it), the ending made absolutely no freaking sense!
Now, according to what I've read on British websites, this yawner extraordinaire is going to be turned into a series -- one without MURDERS! Many of the characters in this electronic sleeping pill are council trash (the British term for "low income and nothing about such people is "interesting" unless one or more of them is murdered. Removing the murders from "Broadchurch" makes about as much sense as giving a sleeping pill to a freaking corpse!
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I totally agree with you about the pace of Broadchurch. Soooo slooow. It was made by ITV, which is another British channel and production company - not the BBC. The acting and the writing were both good, though. And David Tenant has quite a clean Scottish accent, surprised you had trouble with it.
It was very popular, but that's in the context of British television. I think people were excited by it because we seldom have long series with a broad narrative arc, a mystery to be solved, and one with good acting and a reasonable budget. We don't have the financial support to make epic and brilliant shows like The Wire, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. So companies favour one-off dramas of between 1 and 3 episodes, unfortunately. That's what made it stand out.
Broadchurch certainly was NOT one of the greatest shows of all time. I never read that in any newspaper or website but hey. It was good TV. You can't compare it to rubbish like Midsomer Murders, the 'Murder She Wrote' of British telly. That show is awful.
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Actually, I like Midsomer Murders -- not so much after Neil Dudgeon replaced John Nettles because I hate that goddamn dog Sykes and the fact they're now including token minorities!
I have all the Midsomer Murders episodes on DVD and some of them are excellent and we watch them over and over again. The difference between Midsomer Murders and Broadchurch is that the characters on Midsomer Murders are (were) of a higher social status than the council trash on Broadchurch. Additionally, the scenery in Midsomer Murders is beautiful.
You do not understand British slang? You just follow the context clues.
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Actually, I understand British slang quite well because I've spent time in Britain.